The earliest European fur traders inNorth America were explorers fromFrance.In the 1500s,these French ex-plorers arrived at the mouth of the St.Lawrence River(圣劳伦斯河),in southeasternCanada.When they cameashore(上岸,在陆地上),theybegan to trade with theNative Americans who livedthere.The French offeredgoods made of metal andglass.In return,the Native